Pin attachment.



H. W. MORGAN.

PIN ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 24, 1911.

INVENTOH ffaMe/"f m ATTORNEYS Patented Aug. 27, 1912.

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HUBERT W. MORGAN, OF CLEVELAND, OI-IIO, ASSIGNOR 0F dNE-HALF T0 HUGH S.TOWNSEND, OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

PIN ATTACHMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

' Application filed .Tune 24, 1911.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HUBERT W. MORGAN, acitizen of the United States, and a resident of Cleveland, in the countyof Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented a new and Improved PinAttachment, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

This invention relates to attachments for hat pins and other likedevices, and has reference more particularly to an attachment of thisclass which comprises a body adapted to receive an end of the pin andhaving a plurality of sight openings through which the length of the pinwithin the body can be seen, and means for holding the pin relative tothe body at diiferent parts of the pin.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple, strong and durableattachment for use with hat pins and the like, which may be used as anadjustable hat pin head or as a point guard, which may have any suitableornamental and; artistic form, by means of which the effective length ofa hat pin can be varied to adapt the same for use with hats of differentdimensions, which will not readily become accidentally disengaged fromthe pin, which can be manipulated with ease and facility, and in whichthe length of the pin within the body of the device can at all times bereadily ascertained.

The invention consists in the construction and combination of parts tobe more fully described hereinafter and particularly set forth in theclaim.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the views, and in which Figure 1 is aperspective View of a hat pin having an embodiment of my inventionassociated therewith; Fig. 2 is an enlarged longitudinal section of theattachment, showing a part of the pin; Fig. 3 is a similar view of theattachment, the section being taken at right angles to the section ofFig. 2; and Fig. 4: is an enlarged, transverse section on the line 4l ofFig. 2.

Before proceeding to a more detailed explanation of my invention, itshould be clearly understood that while the attachment can be used fordifferent purposes, for example, as a pin point guard, or a safetyclutch for scarf pins, it is particularly useful in connection with hatpms commonly used by women, for securing their hats in place,

and serves in this connection not only as a point guard, but also as an21d1llStELbl8 head.

Therefore, when the attachment is used asa head for the pin it permitsthe effective length of the pin to be so varied that a point guard isunnecessary, owing to the fact that if the pin is of proper length thepoint thereof will not project far enough beyond the hat to be a sourceof danger to the wearer or to others. The attachment can be fashionedfrom sheet metal struck up in dies, from cast metal or from any othersuitable material adapted for the purpose.

Certain of the details of construction shown for example herewith, formno part of the invention, and can be varied in accordance withindividual preference and special conditions, without deviating from theessence of the invention as defined in the appended claim.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, I have shown for example,one form of the attachment which has an elongated, hollow body 10,fashioned from sheet metal and of tapered form. It is of suchlongitudinal dimension that a substantial portion of the length of thehat pin 11 can be received therein, and the effective length of a hatpin can thus be varied between limits which approximate substantiallythe length of the body 10. The body has in the sides thereof a pluralityof spaced sight openings 12 through which the portion of the hat pinwithin the body can be seen and which permits the length of the hat pinlength within the body to be ascertained at any time. At the taperedend, the body has an opening 13 through which the hat pin is inserted,and adjacent to the opening is provided with two or more slots 14extending longitudinally of the body, which render this portion thereofflexible and adapted to be clamped upon the hat pin to grip the same.

I prefer to employ a threadless nut 15 for clamping the flexible part ofthe attachment body upon the pin but any other suitable device adaptedfor the purpose can be used. The threadless nut is of any suitable form,and may for example, be in the shape of a disk, as is illustratedherewith. It has an opening 16 therethrough which is of oblong form, andwhich transversely of the nut is tapered to conform substantially to thetaper of the attachment body. The arrange-' ment is such that if the nutis moved toward the head end of the body it forces the flexible partagainst the pin and clamps the same upon it, as is shown most clearly inFig. 4. It will be noted that the nut engages the flexible part of theattachment body at points remote from the edges of the slots 14:, sothat the pressure when the nut is tightened is brought to bear not atthe edges, but at points spaced therefrom. I

havefound thata more eflicient clamping action can be obtained in thisway. The arrangement furthermore, obviates the possibility of bending orotherwise distorting the material at the edges of the slots. After thenut 15 has been placed upon the body, the edges at the opening 13 areturned over name to this specification in the presence of 7 twosubscribing witnesses.

HUBERT WV. MORGAN. Witnesses S. H. HERBEsoN, EDWIN A. MASTICK, Jr.

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